...Financial Stability and Health in Determining Relationship Commitment Ariel Luna Western Washington University Abstract This study is interesting in determining which characteristics in a male potential partner a female values more when looking at financial stability and health when considering that partner as a contender in a committed romantic relationship. With a sample of 56 single heterosexual females and 4 single bisexual females all with a mean age of 20, a 2x2 factorial design study was conducted on relationship commitment with financial stability and health in mind. The study found that females looked at health more in the consideration of a male as a life-long partner and that financial stability was not a factor when considering a committed romantic relationship. Financial Stability and Health in Determining Relationship Commitment The years of Late Adolescence, what Arnett (2000) terms Emerging Adulthood, can be characterized as people between the ages of 18-24 who are past high school, possibly in college, but not quite into adulthood. This time in a person’s life is typically when young adults start looking towards their future and everything that may be involved in it. This may include future careers, traveling endeavors, or selecting future mates. For those who may be currently thinking about who their future mate is going to be and for those who are assessing what characteristics they would like their...
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...for the Completion of HCX XXX California State University XXXX XXXX Dr. XXXXX 1. The Situation/Challenge: Organizational leadership challenges occur at various levels within health care settings. The model and behavior of a leader is detrimental to the overall team effort and that of one’s ability as a manager to effectively motivate, inspire, and empower staff. Employee motivation and empowerment is a critical asset to one’s dedication and commitment to an organization and it is necessary that leaders act upon critical factors of contemporary leadership theories and approaches to enhance the working experience in conjunction to management of health care personnel. a. Who, What, Where, When Why: Within UCLA health system’s ambulatory specialties, there are various leaders and appointed managers who work with different teams of diverse personnel who are under a lot of stress as a result of high work load and departmental demand. Working in health care is a stressor in its own. There are various responsibilities and duties placed upon staff and the possibility of job dissatisfaction and burnout are very high. Unfortunately, not always is the best leadership approach enforced when addressing departmental concerns or issues with staff. It is important that health care managers consider and enforce the most effective leadership approach based on situational occurrences and factors such as one’s emotional intelligence. “Emotional intelligence involves the ability...
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...[pic] [pic][pic][pic] Dr. Nola J. Pender PhD, RN, FAANa nursing theorist who first presented her Health Promotion Model for nursing in her book HealthPromotion in Nursing Practice (1982). She developed the idea that promoting optimal health supersedespreventing disease. Pender's theory identifies cognitive-perceptual factors in the individual, such asimportance of health, perceived benefits of health-promoting behaviors, and perceived barriers to health-promoting behaviors. These factors are modified by demographic and biologic characteristics andinterpersonal influences, as well as situational and behavioral factors. They help predict participation inhealth-promoting behavior. The individual's definition of health for himself or herself has more importance thana general statement about health. A major assumption in Pender's theory is that health, as a positive high-level state, is assumed to be a goal toward which an individual strives. Pender Nursing Theory The Health Promotion Model of nursingNola Pender, former professor of nursing at the University of Michigan, has developed a rational-choice modelof healthcare. This is not really a nursing theory per se, but a psychological look at how human beingsperceive themselves, their health and their ability to change their lifestyles to promote health. As a result of this focus, Pender's model is normally called the "Health Promotion Model" of nursing. Features...
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...The aim of this concept analysis paper is to analyse the key characteristics of the concept of caring. Caring is a wide and assorted theory that can be defined in a number of different ways but it is very often related to nursing. Indeed, it is one of the first synonyms for nursing offered by nursing students and by the public talking about nursing. (M.E. Parker, 2013, p.7). Caring is displaying kindness, a feeling of being concerned, attached to someone, feeling empathy for others and an unconditional love. Many people consider caring as one of the imperative aspects of nursing. In order words, caring is an essential value in the personal and professional lives of nurses. Therefore understanding the caring concept is just like comprehending the relationship that a nurse has with a patient. As stated above caring is a foundational value for nursing practice and the reasons it is such a crucial element of the nursing practice will be presented throughout this analysis. We encounter caring especially in relationships with loved ones where a feeling of being concerned is present and a strong attachment is felt. Some examples of caring relationships could be a mother and daughter relationship or a friendship. A mother cares about her daughter and this feeling can be represented by a continuous concern about her studies or her happiness, but it can also be pictured as a very strict woman that wants the best for her daughter. A person can also care about their friends. By listening...
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...report. The reason that we chose these candidates are they are different and diverse industries and we can compare the information given easily. We have also identified their role in the industry and we compared their roles against our research. We have also included the age, gender of the candidates we have chosen so that this can be compared with other factors. The articles that we have reviewed during this research are based on the topics of Stress/pressure/Burnout indicators, Conditions of employment, Staff perceptions of leadership performance, Staff Perceptions of Autonomy, Staff Satisfaction, Staff turnover intentions, Staff Wellbeing, Great place to work (work life balance, conflict and enrichment), Psychological capital and Staff commitment and motivation. * Literature Review Burnout The first article that I found...
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...love my sibling,” and I might also say “I love my television.” Yet, do I really love my television, like I love my sibling? One would hope that I do not. There are various and unalike types of love and furthermore many ways to love. Sternberg’s Theory of Love in the last two decades (Robert Sternberg a psychologist at Yale University) has prepared a plethora of work in an attempt for labeling love and determining what makes a love relationship successful. (Ainsworth, 1978) Sternberg suggests three components of love and various combinations of these modules and components forming the different types of love, in which are; intimacy, passion, and commitment. (Sternberg, 2006) Intimacy: Intimacy is the emotive portion in Sternberg's love triangle. The emotional intimacy dimensional element of love is best termed by feeling love for someone, as opposed to being "in love.” The emotional intimacy portion is primarily focused on fondness, friendship, trust and feelings of emotional propinquity that results from an ability to share one's personal and private, thoughts and feelings with a partner. Intimacy is the emotional sense of attachment, connectedness, close-ness. Passion: Passion, being the motivational piece of Sternberg's love theory, can most easily be characterized by intense feelings of arousal, arising from physical...
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...423: HEALTH PROMOTION COURSE MODULE Course Coordinator: Damaris Nelima Email:damarisnelima@yahoo.com Course facilitator:Dr. Rose Olayo Email:rose_olayo@yahoo.com 1 . What is Health Promotion? Health Promotion occurs upstream with the aim of preventing people falling in or being pushed. Downstream we have secondary (aim to detect disease early so that treatment can be started before irreversible damage occurs e.g. screening), and tertiary prevention and health care (management of established disease e.g. to minimise disability and prevent complications e.g. foot care for people with diabetes). Mid-stream we have primary prevention and health care, usually individual, for example attempts to reduce risk of contracting disease (educating smokers, vaccinating). And upstream we have health promotion including social policies and health promotion programmes, such as taxes on tobacco, smoke free legislation and advertising bans. This may include health education, which aims to reduce ill-health and increase positive health influencing people’s beliefs, attitudes and behaviour. Health Promotion has a dual role to prevent ill health and promote positive health. “Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. To reach a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, an individual or group must be able to identify and to realize aspirations, to satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment. Health is, therefore...
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...that provides nurses with information regarding current nursing policies and continuing education opportunities. This organization promotes unity in nursing and strives to keep nurses informed of changing standards of practice in the field. As a member of the ANA, I feel that I am more educated and prepared for the future of nursing. The state board of nursing issued my license over twenty years ago and is the regulatory agency that qualifies me to practice. I am monitored and expected to abide by the laws of the state board of nursing in order to practice as a registered nurse. I am also required to provide continuing education credits in order to demonstrate that I am current with new health care policies and standards. As a member of the ANA, I am informed of the changes in health care reform as well as provided with the continued education necessary to maintain a safe scope of practice. Both agencies pertain to my...
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...vigour. A motivated person always put their effort and work hard as to obtain what they want. High level of the efforts does not necessarily lead to the job performance unless the effort is going thoroughly in a direction that gives benefits to the organization. Perhaps, the effects that we put directly toward and being consistent with the organizational aim is one of the effort kinds that we want from employees. Finally, motivation includes a persistence dimension is a part of what employees can contribute to persist in putting the effort to achieve the goals. The theories motivation can be divided into two groups which are “Early Theories of Motivation” and “Contemporary Theories of Motivation”. The “Early Theories of Motivation” were important as they represent the foundation from which contemporary motivation theories were developed and there still many of managers practising the skills. The “Contemporary Theories of Motivation” represent the current explanation of the employees. AN ENTREPENEUR 1. INDIVIDUAL TO BE MOTIVATED An entrepreneur is someone who exercises initiative by organizing a venture to take benefit of an opportunity and, as the decision maker, decides what, how, and how much of a good or service will be produced. An entrepreneur supplies risk capital as a risk taker, and monitors and controls the business activities. The entrepreneur is usually a sole proprietor, a partner, or...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The following report provides an overview of what encompasses a brand, two theories that can be applied in the assessing the effectiveness of a brand, and the application of these two theories in the critical analysis of a branded event with examples given. The aim is to recognize the significance and great importance placed on branding, in relevance to its effects on the creation of value for consumers, and the success of the associated business. Management and careful monitoring of the application of a brand and the responses it generates from consumers is applied through brand management teams; it aids businesses in controlling the images and measures it conveys to consumers in order to create a positive brand image. Tangible products and services do not encompass brands alone; events also work effectively as a brand, through campaigns, fundraisers, and charitable events. The event through which the two theories of Co-branding and Commitment-Trust Theory are applied in this report is World AIDS Day, a globally renowned annual not-for-profit campaign that is driven by the sheer need for awareness and prevention of HIV. Brand strategies that the brand has employed include “Dance (RED) Save Lives”, musical album collaboration with well-known artists, and the World AIDS Day Australia campaign, whereby each individual state and territory conducts its own fundraising and HIV awareness raising events. Through these events, the brand have been able to successfully...
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...against her life during delivery: she has a 50% chance of surviving and a 50% risk of not | | |making it. | | |Problems may arise during or after birth that can threaten the life of both mother and child. The worst| | |result of this is maternal mortality. Mortality statistics paint a bleak picture about maternal and | | |child health globally. Each year, more than 500,000 women worldwide die from complications related to | | |pregnancy. Yet, most of these deaths that tend to occur among low and middle-income countries are | | |preventable. Unfortunately, cost-effective health care that could save the lives of millions of mothers| | |is not always available to those who need it most (Yin, 2006). | | |Even developed countries are not spared from this situation. The maternal mortality rate in...
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...Jean Watson: A Review of the Theory of Caring Denise Lakin NUR 403 January 23, 2012 Dr. Candace Cane Jean Watson: A Review of the Theory of Caring Caring is heart of nursing, it is what nursing is about, the motivation behind interventions. Past, present, and future nurses use caring interventions and Watson’s theory of caring to provide a holistic approach complimenting medical care and aiding in patient healing often without realizing it. Patients are admitted to facilities for nursing care. Analysis of the major components of the theory of caring give some background on the theory, as well as practical applications of the theory to professional experience. Ever since the days of Florence Nightingale nurses have used their ability to possess a holistic approach to improve the care of those served; Jean Watson was no different. According to Erci, Sayan, Tortumluoglu, Kilic, Sahin, & Gungorumus (2003), Watson’s theory is considered the framework that combines the art and science of caring and is the foundation of nursing practice that is composed of ten carative factors that can provide a guide to effective interventions. Watson’s theory is the essence of nursing. In today’s healthcare environment where minimization of resources are occurring it is more imperative than ever that we do not lose that healing and caring touch. Theories such as Watson’s can help guide us as we determine the interventions that are appropriate for our patients and help us maintain a...
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...Motivational Methods Paper HCS 325 - Health Care Management Monday, September 19, 2011 Motivational Methods Paper Motivation has been defined as the "willingness to exert effort to achieve the organization's goals, conditioned by this effort's ability to satisfy individual needs" (Kamery, 2004, pp. 91-92). Motivation in a true sense is an art work in that it is a process of being able to change one's willingness to exert effort. This willingness sets the foundation of motivation. Over the course of this paper I will discuss three motivational methods job design, human needs, and based on process; a goal-setting theory in which managers can apply to create an environment for employees to exert their efforts in the workplace. I will also discuss how implementing such motivational methods can affect the organization. The first motivational method I will discuss is motivating through job design. Although monetary compensation often accounts for the motivation behind some individuals work efforts, it is not the sole motivator, but it may be because of self-satisfaction which motivates an individual. Motivating through job design permits creating or defining specific jobs or duties tailored to an individual or group of individuals. Managers often design jobs that encourage employees to become skilled, accurate, and efficient at their assigned task. This in itself is motivation. A sense of accomplishment leads to feeling satisfied. It is through this satisfaction...
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...relationships between them, are different. Job satisfaction and organizational commitment is very important to businesses today, due to the role that employees’ play in providing services to their customer/clients. In this paper, I will provide the definition of job satisfaction and organizational commitment and the differences between the two. I will also provide the motivational theory and performance management principles to evaluate the company as a potential employer. Compare the difference between job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Determine which is more strongly related to performance. Job satisfaction is defined as contentment (or lack of it) arising out of relationship of employee’s position and negative feelings toward his or her work (www.businessdictionary.com); job satisfaction relates to an attitude toward your job. Organizational commitment is defined as the strength of the feeling of responsibility that an employee has towards the mission of the organization (www.businessdictionary.com); organizational commitment is the employee’s commitment or attachment to their workplace. Attitude has direct impact on job satisfaction. Organizational commitment on the other hand, focuses on their attitudes towards the entire organization. Although there is a strong relationship between satisfaction and commitment, in my organization, it gives more support to the idea that commitment...
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...Professional Roles and Values Assessment Western Governors University Introduction Nursing has certainly changed over the 25 years that I have practicing. However, there are some basic concepts that have guided me throughout my career that have not changed. I will discuss those to provide a clear view of what my mission as a nurse is. First I will discuss the functional differences between a regulatory agency and a professional nursing organization. Next I will discuss two examples of how provisions from a nursing code of ethics influence my practice. Third I will discuss four professional traits from the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics that would be brought to an interdisciplinary team meeting. After that I will identify a nursing theory that has influenced my professional practice. Then I will discuss how the contributions of one historical nursing figure impacted my professional practice. Finally, I will discuss a scenario in which as a nurse I safeguarded beneficence, nonmaleficence, respect for autonomy, or justice. Functional Differences The differences between a Board of Nursing and a Professional Association basically is the Board of Nursing regulates nursing practice and Professional Associations advocate for nurses. The Board of Nursing regulates nursing practice by developing rules and regulations, regulates the accreditation of nursing programs, oversees the licensure process, and enforces laws. Each state board works with the National Council of State Boards...
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